Polk County, Florida

The 2000 Census showed that Polk County had a population of 485,342 people. This represented 3.02% of the total population of Florida, making it the state's 8th most populous county (out of 67 counties).

From the Census estimates for 2008^<1>, Polk had a population of 580,594 people. This is an increase of 19.63% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Polk County had 226,376 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Polk County has a total area^<3> of 2,009 square miles [5,205 km²]. Of this total, 1,874 square miles [4,854 km²] of the area is land, with the balance (6.75%) being water (135.6 square miles [351.2 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Polk County had a population density of 258.9 people per square mile [100 people/km²], making it the state's 19th most densely populated county (out of 67 counties).

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information that are called QuickFacts. A QuickFact that is specific to Polk County is available. The QuickFact also contains a comparison between Polk and the state of Florida.

Click here for the Polk County QuickFact (QF-12105).

Below are some of the communities that are located in Polk County:

Below are the counties that adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County. A link to their specific Census QuickFact has been provided.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2008 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Hardee	QF-12049	S	28,888	26,904	7.37%
Highlands	QF-12055	SE	100,011	87,406	14.42%
Hillsborough	QF-12057	W	1,180,784	1,003,266	17.69%
Lake	QF-12069	N	307,243	212,798	44.38%
Manatee	QF-12081	SW	315,766	265,626	18.88%
Orange	QF-12095	NE	1,072,801	902,764	18.84%
Osceola	QF-12097	NE	263,676	174,150	51.41%
Pasco	QF-12101	NW	471,028	347,274	35.64%
Sumter	QF-12119	N	74,721	53,557	39.52%

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